Category Archives: Environment

Ming’s conference video – Monday

Ming talks in today’s webcast about the today’s debate on climate change at Liberal Democrat party conference and about the keynote speech by European Commission President José Manuel Barroso.

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Leading the fight against climate change

Ming Campbell has written an article for the Liberal Democrat Voice website on the issue of climate change: The role of our Party on this issue has always been to lead the way and we will continue to do so. …

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Ming Campbell launches plans for a carbon neutral Britain

Earlier today Ming Campbell launched the Liberal Democrats’ proposals to make Britain carbon neutral by 2050. He said: “With these policies the Liberal Democrats have become the first major British party to map out the route to a carbon neutral …

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Government has failed to learn from floods

Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell has criticised the Government for failing to learn the lessons of the summer’s floods. He was in Gloucestershire visiting a fire brigade control room that is facing closure. As the BBC reports: He said: “The …

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Environment deal at G8 that ignores science is unacceptable

Commenting ahead of the summit of the Group of Eight leading industrial nations, Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell warned the G8 leaders that they should not seek to play politics with the issue of climate change by reaching compromise solutions …

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